Re: [Devel] strange behaviour in freetype 2.1.2

[Detlef Würkner]

address@hidden (Stig Jan-Erik Karlsson) wrote:

> hi I'm new to this list so I don't know if this belongs here but...

You're welcome :-)

> with the new 2.1.2 freetype I get a peculiar error with these fonts
> courier-bold-oblique, courier-oblique, helvetica-bold-oblique and
> helvetica-oblique.
> 
> the problem is that the italicization does not seem to be correct (the
> font characters almost seem's to be rotated) this is with the fonts
> that come with the Adobe 5.0 package. the program I tested this was
> ftstring and ftview from ft2demos

This is a problem of FT2.1.2 which will be fixed in the next release
(and is already fixed in the current CVS). Shearing has switched
the x and y axes and rotating has switched direction.

> and where do I send any updated files that one might have regarding
> the ft2demos graphics driver (amiga version).

Ask address@hidden (Werner Lemberg), probably he can commit them to the CVS.

Ciao, Detlef
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